The Jets are alive again in the reality TV competition to be the next team on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.”

The Atlanta Falcons told the cable network over the weekend that it was turning down its invitation to star in the next edition of the behind-the-scene series.

No reason was given, other than that the Falcons wanted “to concentrate on what’s on the field.”

That brings the spotlight back to the Jets and the arrival of the controversial, young quarterback Tim Tebow this fall, which promises to shake up the team.

The Jets pretty much put “Hard Knocks,” which gets unfettered backstage access to one team every year in the weeks leading up to the new season, on the map when the team appeared in the 2010 version of the show.

A memorable scene of Jets defensive back Antonio Cromartie trying to recall the names of his then-nine children was a YouTube sensation. He now has 10 kids and his wife is expecting twins this fall.

Jets owner Woody Johnson is reportedly in favor of a return visit to the show.

But Ryan has not been as enthusiastic. At recent league meetings, he was quoted as saying he hoped the show would look elsewhere.

Jacksonville, which has a new owner and is trying to rebuild a lackluster team, is also supposedly in the running.